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How a Rogue B-52 pilot exposed leadership failure at Fairchild AFB
The 1994 crash that changed Air Force safety policy
On June 24, 1994, Lieutenant Colonel Bud Holland pushed his Boeing B-52H Stratofortress beyond every limit...
When a rocket-booster-equipped Mirage III buzzed a U-2 flying at 65,000ft during a mission for monitoring France’s nuclear facilities
The Lockheed U-2
Since its development, the Lockheed U-2—now Lockheed Martin—has been a key asset in U.S. strategic intelligence. This distinctive high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft was...
When a German F-104 Starfighter bowed the power lines upwards during a low-level ground attack training sortie
The F-104's extremely short wingspan, which made it a very fast but highly unstable craft at low altitudes, didn’t scare the Germans one little...
When an IrAF MiG-23ML mistakenly shot down an IRIAF F-14A defecting to Iraq
Shortly after taking a smooth right turn, the two MiG-23MLs from No. 63 Squadron rolled out barely 8nm behind the F-14A, meanwhile underway well...
How the iconic F-4 Phantom II set a new absolute altitude record during Project Top Flight
The second prototype of the F-4 Phantom II was equipped with water injection and flown by CDR Lawrence E. Flint in a series of...